Wings of Gold : An Account of Naval Aviation Training in World War II, The Correspondence of Aviation Cadet/Ensign Robert R. Rea

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Newton, Wesley Phillips
Other Authors: Rea, Robert R.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Alabama : University of Alabama Press, 2015.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Rea, Robert R. > (Robert Right), > 1922-1997
Rea, Robert R. > (Robert Right), > 1922-1997 > Correspondence.
United States. > Navy.
United States. > Navy > Biography.
United States. > Navy > Aviation > History.
Military operations, Naval > American.
Military operations, Aerial > American.
Fighter pilots.
Armed Forces > Aviation.
Aeronautics, Military > Study and teaching.
Aeronautique militaire > Étude et enseignement > États-Unis.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Operations navales americaines.
Fighter pilots > United States > Biography.
Aeronautics, Military > Study and teaching > United States.
World War, 1939-1945 > Naval operations, American.
World War, 1939-1945 > Personal narratives, American.
World War, 1939-1945 > Aerial operations, American.
United States.
Personal correspondence.
Personal narratives > American.
History.
Biographies.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Illustrations; Preface; Introduction: The Training of U.S. Naval Aviators, 1910-1945; 1. Personal Background; 2. The Distant Drums of War; Naval Flight Preparatory School; 3. Sprouting Wings; War Training School; 4. Winter of War; Pre-flight School; 5. Spring in the Air; Primary Training; 6. Winning the Wings of War; Intermediate, Instrument, and Advanced Training; 7. Corsairs and Carriers; Operational Training; 8. War's End; Squadron Training; A Personal Postscript; Appendix: Flight Maneuvers Mentioned; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

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